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Wake UpCall.

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Social injustices. Dying ecosystems. Changing climates. Are any of these setting off alarm bells in your head? If not, then it’s time for a wake-up call. In our school communities, the problem-rife world may seem a million miles away. But in reality, as students, these issues are our responsibility too. We’re encouraged to actively aid, but more importantly, to actively understand.

While we are keen to celebrate our many services to the world, we far too often forget our actions can, too, have negative repercus-sions. This November 14th, join us at WAB for a day devoted to rec-ognizing the critical problems we face as a society, and ways in which we can change our own behavior to rectify these global issues.

WAKE UP CALL...

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This year, the logo is in the shape of an hourglass, which embodies the idea that “time is running out”. Within the hourglass, we can see a brightly colored top-section of the earth yet to fall through, but the bottom is significantly dimmer to symbolize the damage that has al-ready been done to our planet. The purpose is to give everyone a sense of urgency and motivate everyone to act now, instead of allow-ing further time and destruction to elapse.

LOGO RATIONALE

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Table of contents Logo Rationale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening & Closing Ceremony Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keynote Speaker: David Begbie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guest Speakers: Becky Wang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Townshend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Peng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cathryn Berger Kaye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magdalena Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guest School Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student-Led Workshops Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workshop Information Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GIC Conference Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Thanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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MS SCHEDULE

Time Event

08:45-09:50 Opening Ceremony

10:10-11:00 Workshop 1

11:10-12:00 Lunch

12:20-13:10 Workshop 2

13:20-14:10 Workshop 3

14:25-15:10 Closing Ceremony

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Hs SCHEDULE

Time Event

08:45-09:50 Opening Ceremony

10:10-11:00 Workshop 1

11:10-12:00 Workshop 2

12:20-13:10 Lunch

13:20-14:10 Workshop 3

14:25-15:10 Closing Ceremony

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openingceremony

Content ‘

Countdown video

Opening video

Opening speech

APAC Dance Team

New Sunshine @ WAB

Band performance

Guest Speaker Introductions

Guest Speaker: David Begbie

We Are Rubbish

Presenter Simon Floris

Kelly Wang

Danny Du

Judimar Hernández and APAC Dance Team

Erik Smerznak, Louis Lay-man, Bruce Zhang

Queen of Hearts

Danny Du

David Begbie

Lorraine McMullen

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openingceremonyAPAC Dance: Collage

Choreography

Ms Judimar Hernández, Selena Lee (Dance Captain) and Derick Flores-Perez (Assistant Dance Captain) in collaboration with WAB APAC Dance team

Performers

Selena Lee, Derick Flores-Perez, Emma Zhou, Shahar Yogev, Olga Balinska, Ludovica Scarpa, Martin Arranz, Lydia Shiel, Ariel Wright, Adi Chen and Jade Park

Concept and Synopsis

The choreography of this piece was inspired by the theme of WAB’s 2017 Global Issues Conference: Wake-Up Call.

Collage implies a melding of the dissimilar. Our disconnect from one an-other, and from the natural elements in which we exist, has become more vast, leading to a chaos of the oblivion. In our successful conquest of ad-vancement, we have lost our ancient rhythms. We linger too long inside machines, tricked into a false comfort zone. All the while the Earth screams.

Our dance is a series of intertwined images that force us to confront our core in order to find it again.

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CLOSINGceremony

Content ‘

Countdown video

CAS video

Think Long Run

APAC Choir Team

FawThought Group

Band performance

Closing Remarks

Fetch Video

Presenter

Simon Floris

Jason Hu

Andy Lou and Andrew Ding

Michelle Yip and APAC Choir team

Catherine Knight

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Lorraine McMullen

Fetch Group

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KEYNOTE speakerDavid Begbie

About the Speaker:David Begbie is the Director of Crossroads Foundation’s experiential simulation programs and a senior spokesman for the humanitarian aid and development or-ganisation. Over the past 20 years, David has spoken widely about the work of this organisation, representing them for the press, educational institutions, business corporations, and United Nations events. He is also the director of Crossroads’ experiential programs which has seen over 200,000 participants. His role now also includes strategic leadership in the development of a new initiative, an experiential Global Village showcasing global needs and solutions. He grew up in Asia, and lived there for 30 years. He currently lives in Hong Kong with his wife and two sons.

Workshop: Be You! Time: 13:20-14:10 Venue: Blu Theater

Further to David’s plenary session exploring how to address world need, you are in-vited to an exploratory dialogue between David and the workshop participants, bur-rowing further into the question of ‘who am I?’ and ‘how can I better use my skills to impact a world in need?’. This sharing session will be discussion driven with the participants but will also serve as a platform where David can share some guiding principles for discerning and responding to world need, based on his many years of experience in the field.

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GUEST speakerBecky Wang

About the Speaker:

Workshop: Reduce and ContributeSession 1 Time: 12:20-13:10 Venue: 5300Session 2 Time: 13:20-14:10 Venue: 7222

Becky Wang, the current co-director of Roundabout, has been committed to the organization since 2010. Roundabout is a social enterprise made up of volunteers located within Mainland China. They collect donated items and raise funds to pro-vide valuable resources to the less fortunate individuals. Although Becky now works for Roundabout, her first charity experiences date back to 2000. During 2000-2004, she has made considerable contributions to the Great Wall Education Foundation, a charity organization registered in Hong Kong that provides educational funds for a school in a remote area of Yunnan Province. With extensive experience in non-profit organizations, Becky hopes to encourage more students to become more active in the community.

As the time-old saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Today, we are overloaded with thing we no longer need, but if we work together to do-nate them, we’ll create a better environment with less waste and hassle, and more warmth and love. This workshop will focus on book and clothes donations, and explain how Roundabout, a charity NGO, works. There will also be a student activity where students will make a creative design using donated items.

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GUEST speakerTerry Townshend

About the Speaker:

Workshop: How You Can Save Earth’s Biodiversity?Session 1 Time: 10:10-11:00 Venue: Blu TheaterSession 2 Time: 11:10-12:00 Venue: Amphitheater

Terry Townshend is a British bird conservationist living and working in Beijing. A passionate individual, Terry has spearheaded efforts to save some of China’s most endangered birds, in particular, the Jankowski’s Bunting. Terry is a member of the BirdLife International Global Advisory Group, and is a co-author on Europe’s lead-ing birding blog, Birding Frontiers. He has also received several awards in recogni-tion of his outstanding work. Terry has found several new birds for Beijing, and is a regular contributor to the China Birdwatching Society’s lecture series. Dedicated to encouraging young people to learn and care about the environment, Terry loves to introduce people to the wonders of local birds.

Terry Townshend will describe the current state of our biodiversity and the rate of decline... and show how technology is allowing us to gain insights into nature’s amazing secrets. He’ll talk about designing innovative projects to involve ordinary people in scientific discovery to make a difference, and focusing on two specific projects in Beijing relating to the Beijing Swift and the Beijing Cuckoo and how the projects to discover their previously unknown wintering grounds and migratory routes has inspired millions of people. Terry will then ask the students to come up with ideas of their own for projects to engage their classmates and families.

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GUEST speakerMary Peng

About the Speaker:

Workshop: Why Are There So Many Stray/Abandoned Animals and How Can We Help Resolve This Situation?Time: 11:10-12:00 Venue: 7222

Mary Peng is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the International Center for Veterinary Services (ICVS), the first full service international standard animal hospital and pet care facility in China. ICVS provides medical consultations and treatments, diagnostic laboratory testing, radiology and ultrasonography, vaccinations, etc. Mary created the Veterinary Learning Exchange Program in China at ICVS, bringing together veterinarians from China and from across the world to exchange medi-cal knowledge. Mary works with international schools and universities in China, the United States and in more than 20-countries to effect positive change for individu-als, institutions and the greater community. Originally from New York, she has been based in China since 1991.

Although the Chinese economy has significantly advanced in the last decade, the animal welfare industry is still in its infancy. Pet ownership and care is new in China with less than 5% in major cities and effectively zero in rural regions. The result is pet overpopulation and great need for improved pet welfare and humane popula-tion control. The ICVS Humane Animal Welfare Workshop helps to provide advice and considerations for rescuers, address the root sources of abandoned animals is-sues, and how to help raise awareness to members of our community. We will pro-vide education about responsible pet ownership, adoption over purchase, spaying/neutering, rabies vaccinations, and basic pet commitments.

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GUEST speakerCathryn Berger Kaye

About the Speaker:

Workshop: Service Learning with Cathryn Berger KayeTime: 12:20-13:10 Venue: 5106

Cathryn Berger Kaye is the president of CBK Associates and ABCD Books, and she travels globally to provide exceptional education on service learning, youth leader-ship, 21st century competencies, social and emotional realms, climate and culture, engagement, and environmental sustainability. A former teacher, Cathryn builds upon her work with diverse populations to inspire and prepare today’s educators to meet students’ needs of self-sufficiency and innovation. She’s consulted at ser-vice learning institutes in Beijing, Luxembourg, Kuala Lumpur, Sao Paolo, and many more countries. Cathryn is the author of many award-winning books, including The Complete Guide to Service Learning: Proven, Practical Ways to Engage Students in Civic Responsibility, Academic Curriculum, & Social Action.

Cathryn Berger Kaye will guide students on identifying meaningful opportunities to be involved in service learning projects.

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GUEST speakerMagdalena Gonzalez

About the Speaker:

Workshop: Bamboo Bicycles Beijing: Empowering youth through community mobility solutionsTime: 12:20-13:10 Venue: 5206Time: 13:20-14:10 Venue: Amphitheater

Magdalena is a community leader at Bamboo Bicycles Beijing. She has been volun-teering at BBB since 2015 after building two bamboo bicycles. A Yenching scholar of Peking University, Magdalena grew up between Europe and Latin America. Prior her arrival to China, Magdalena worked for the United Nations Development Pro-gramme with displaced communities in southern Mexico. Bamboo Bicycles Beijing aims to combat motorization in China by empowering youth to design and build their own community mobility solutions using bamboo. Started as a crowdfunding project, BBB has built over 400 bikes since 2014 and has been recognized by City-Lab, FastCompany, Reuters, among many other media.

In one of the most polluted capitals of the world, how can we empower young peo-ple to become social changemakers? Bamboo Bicycles Beijing aims to bring up a conversation on community mobility solutions through the use of bamboo – a local, carbon-negative and flexible material.

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GUEST SCHOOLWORKSHOPs

BCISBeijing City International SchoolWorkshop: Friends of the Elephants

Time: 10:10-11:00 Venue: 5202

BIBSBeanstalk International Bilingual SchoolWorkshop: What is E-Waste?

Time: 10:10-11:00 Venue: 7126

CISBCanadian International School of BeijingWorkshop: The Impact of Your Worksheets

Time: 11:10-12:00 Venue: 7219

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STUDENT-LED WORKSHOPS

Middle SchoolNumber Workshop Session

1 2 3MS#1 United Bands: Band and music ex-

perience 6151

MS#2 The Endangered Artic 6222

MS#3 Dog Tired 5102

MS#4 Jiashan - Jingxi Project 5207

MS#5 The DIY Reusable Products 5105

MS#6 Helping Hands - DIY 6218

MS#7 Clean Energy and WAB 5107

MS#8 Choose Your Own Future 5108

MS#9 7/30: The missed education of a Cambodian girl

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MS#10 Spread the Word to End the Word 5111

MS#11 What is Fair Trade 5112

MS#12 Helping Children with Leukemia 5209 5209

MS#13 Recycled Sculpture Art 6220

MS#14 Bloody Women 5210 5210

MS#15 Money Money Money 5211 5210

MS#16 The Rainbow Revolution 5211 5212

MS#17 This is a Man's World 5212 5211

MS#18 True Colors 5209 5212

MS#19 Filters for the Future 5205

MS#20 Refugee Awareness 5214

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STUDENT-LED WORKSHOPS

High School

Number Workshop Session

1 2 3

HS#1 Zumba Fun HUB Gym

HS#2 Dog Tired 7125

HS#3 DIY Reusable Products 7124

HS#4 Measures to Ensure Safe Disposal of Chemicals

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HS#5 7/30: The Missed Education of a Cambodian girl

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HS#6 Human Trafficking Wake-Up Call 7120

HS#7 Recycled Sculpture Art 6220

HS#8 E-Health 7121

HS#9 Ten Minutes Basketball HUB Link

HS#10 Why Feminism isn't just for Girls 7220

HS#11 Hip-Hop Dance 6202

HS#12 WAB Bakers 6014

HS#13 Writing with Pendance 7221

HS#14 LGBTQIA+ 7127

HS#15 Carita Feliz 7116

HS#16 Depression 7116

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Workshop Information

Middle SchoolWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

United Bands: Band and music experienceRaise awareness of issues such as education of rural children and also giving a chance to

experience of a band, so the children can join in once they get into high school.

The Endangered ArticMaritime trade and how it affects the Arctic. Maritime trade has unintended consequenc-

es of destroying the Arctic.

Dog TiredWe are trying to raise awareness on animal

cruelty and open their eyes to the problems around it.

Jiashan - Jingxi ProjectEducation is one of the necessities of the

21st century. Understand the importance of global issues or the severity of the conse-

quences our actions can cause.

The DIY Reusable ProductsRoots & Shoots is a group that promotes stu-dent participation in efforts to solve humani-

tarian issues, mostly environmental issues.

Helping Hands – DIYUnderstand what HIV/AIDS is and how it is transmitted to avoid the virus. Allows stu-dents to have a chance in taking action to help the people with HIV/AIDS in remote

area in China.

PRESENTERS

Cameron, Ho, Kyeong Hun, KT

Ellen Tu, Ji Won Son, Noel Lee, Youjin Lee

Emma Thomson, Jayshree Soebdhan, Karin Cheung, Maya Chen, Tatiana Chang, Yun Teng Tan

Debby Chen, Isabella Krebs, Rhiann Jiao, Simona Cheung

Gabin Kee, Iris Liu, Jin Ju, Kate Suh

Ana Zhelokhovtseva, Daniella Monfils, Kelley Xu, Lan Lewis

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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Clean Energy and WABLooking at statistics of how much electric-

ity students are using at school (e.g. from air conditioning and lighting), and the environ-

mental costs that goes into the production of this energy.

Choose Your Own FutureA term that is often used in FLoW discussions

is “VUCA”, and this refers to the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity of the

real world we are being prepared to enter.

7/30: The missed education of a Cambo-dian girl

Realizing that girls all around the world have their period and don’t have access to the

things the girls in WAB do, to help us con-tinue to learn even whilst on our period.

Spread the Word to End the Word Promotion of campaign of “Spread the word

to End the Word”.

What is Fair TradeIf we don’t reflect on our purchasing actions,

then people who are in need of the money and their families will suffer.

Helping Children with LeukemiaOur topic focuses on Children with Leukemia.

Shedding light on the humanitarian crisis of their loss of right to attend school, see family,

interact with fellow friends. Help empower others to support these children.

Recycled Sculpture ArtUsing recycle materials such as cans, DT ma-terials, plastic utensils, paper to build 3D art that can potentially be displayed on campus

or sold. Our goal is to raise awareness for recycling materials for art.

Bloody Women, Money Money Money, The Rainbow Revolution, This is a Man’s

World, True Colors

PRESENTERS

Alicia Liu, Annie Yin, Chloe Chang

Alinnah Qiao, Angela Tai, Cailin Simpson, John LeHouillier

Elaine Qu, Maha, Rylie Xiong, Showon

Bethany Harker, Lotte Hagemeier, Lydia Shiel

Cameron Grigg, Kaleb Baldwin, William Jin, William Thoren

Ellie, FeiFei, Louis, Paige, Regina, Willie

Alice Wen, Emily Yuan, Jennifer Zeng, Jessica Tsao, Sigrid Wang, Tracy Xu

Katya Agafonoff, Tiffany Suriyadi, Sichen Li, Lucy Knight, Esther Keeley, Meher Narang, Simon Scott, Brishti Miller, Ingrid Murphy, Jessica Wu, Sophie Yi, Cecilia Jia

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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Bloody Women, Money Money Money, The Rainbow Revolution, This is a Man’s

World, True Colors (Continued)

Filters for the FutureThis workshop discusses how we impact wa-

ter cleanliness without our own knowledge as well as showing the ways that we try to com-

bat this water pollution.

Refugee AwarenessA wake-up call to recognising the struggles

of those (adults, children, families) in the midst of conflict, focusing on the Rohingya

conflict in Myanmar. This is also a call for ac-tion to help these people.

PRESENTERS

Ashleigh Trumpold, Zoe McEwen, Rebecca Floris, Tian Tian Xu, Aleksandar Shivers, Keang Thon, William Vickers, Claire Kenne-dy-Penuel, Oskar Godde, Frederique Rei-jnders, Frans Kress, Seven Belette, Grace Cai, Maia Lindop, Mishmi Prashant

Angel Yang, Ciarán Austin, Paul Spasojevic, Róisín Austin, Seo yoon Lee, Ulrik Karlson

Maika van der Eng, Nellie Karlsson, Astrid Harborn, Petra Holzmann, Nicole Le Cren

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Workshop Information

High SchoolWORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Zumba FunPhysical activity to wake up the body.

Dog TiredWe are trying to raise awareness about ani-

mal cruelty and open their eyes to the prob-lems around it.

DIY Reusable ProductsRoots & Shoots is a group that promotes stu-dent participation in efforts to solve humani-

tarian issues, mostly environmental issues.

Measures to Ensure Safe Disposal of Chemicals

We will examine how certain human actions such as dumping of industrial waste, radioac-

tive waste and underground storage leak-ages may induce water pollution and impact

our daily lives.

7/30: The Missed Education of a Cambo-dian girl

Realizing that girls all around the world have their period and don’t have access to the things us girls here in WAB do to help us

continue to learn even with our period.

Human Trafficking Wake-Up CallOne of the causes of poverty is the unsus-

tainable use of natural resources, which also leads to environmental degradation. There-

fore, once there is an environmental disaster, a rise in cases related to slavery and human

trafficking can also be seen.

PRESENTERS

Jem Silud, Noa Levavi, Shahar Yogev

Daniel Xu, Jordon Teo, Nicole Zhang, QQ Chua, Simran Sethi, Viraj Madaan

Chris Kim, Elaine Qu, Jessica Wan, Jimmy Kim

Daisy Shin, Justin Law, Leah Kwauk

Adi Chen, Ariel Wright, Molly Denyer

Jennifer Zeng, Stella Lee, Tian Tian Dorge, Yeriel Yoon

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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Recycled Sculpture ArtWe hope to use recycle materials such as

cans, DT materials, plastic utensils, paper to build 3D art. Our goal is to raise awareness

for recycling materials for art.

E-HealthWe students use computers on a daily basis and there are many consequences towards

this action.

Ten Minutes BasketballPeople die around the world, most of the

time in poor countries, possibly due to the lack of money or food to feed their families.

Why Feminism isn’t just for GirlsFeminism – stressing the importance of gen-der equality and not just equality for women. How feminism can sometimes trivialize equal-

ity for males.

Hip-Hop DanceIn a dance community, people are always en-couraged to dance freely. Sometimes people may be shy, but with a person or some peo-

ple’s help, people can break their bounda-ries.

WAB BakersOur club’s goal is to promote a healthy eat-ing lifestyle through raising awareness and

producing products that are beneficial to our health.

Writing with PendanceGlobal issues can be conveyed in different forms through writing in an attempt to get

people to ‘wake up’, just as the conference intends.

LGBTQIA+Educating the WAB community about the

struggles facing the LGBTQIA+ community outside of our school walls.

PRESENTERS

Alice Wen, Emily Yuan, Jennifer Zeng, Jessica Tsao, Sigrid Wang, Tracy Xu

Emelyn Zhang, Finja Schindler, Hyun Woo Kim, Jin Lee

Jessica Xu, Zhe Yu Leong

Kevin, Kiera, Paris, Paula, Quinn

Olga Balinska, Selena Lee

Eva Han, Ivy Wu, Yves Teng

Isobel Yeaman, Jane Lee, Ollie Vickers, Sha-har Yogev, Shophia Lozano

Camila Kochlowski, Caroline Fitzgerald, Clare Morris, Sara Juric

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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Carita FelizWe want to give WAB a wake up call about

how poorly some families in undeveloped countries live

DepressionWe want to spread awareness on suicide and

depression.

PRESENTERS

Kirsten Terkelsen, Rebecca Floris

Raniya Reja, Samira Hey, Selina Wang

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GIC Conference Staff

Global Issues Conference Event Planner and Coordinator Lorraine McMullenGlobal Issues Conference Student Committee Members Danny Du Emma Zhou Imme Koolenbrander Jason Hu Luke Thornton Rachel Lim Rhiann Jiao Seo Yoon Lee Sweder Jacobs Tina Sang Yuk-yuk LamMS Global Citizenship Coordinator Gordon MintonPerformers APAC Choir Team APAC Dance Team Jazz Band Queen of Hearts 1318Logo, E-Signage, T-Shirt Design Andrew Ding Zoe LinGIC eBrochure Rhiann Jiao

Director of Global Issues Confer-ence Videos Lorraine McMullen Greg MacIssacDirector, Producer, and Editors of Global Issues Conference Ceremo-ny Videos Kelly Wang (Opening Video) Jason Hu (CAS Video) Simon Floris (Countdown Vid-eo)Event Photographer Domingo Cui Emmanuel CrosetStudent Ambassadors Andy Lou Emma Trumpold Joao Scarpa Erica Nelson Luke Marinaro Sunyoung Eom

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Special thanksGuest Speakers David Begbie Becky Wang Terry Townshend Mary Peng Cathryn Berger Kaye Magdalena GonzalezSDL Signup System Brent AbrahamsGuest Speakers and Funding Con-tact Kun JiaoPublications and Graphic Designs Larry FozDigital Communication Chris ClarkSponsors Parent Link Distinguish Speaker Series CORDIS Beijing Capital Air-portInternational Lunch Parent LinkGIC Organization Committee Leaders Danny Du Yuk-yuk LamPhotographers Domingo Cui (School Photog-rapher) Cameron Chen (Lead Student Photographer) Nabil Heine (Lead Student Photographer) Irene Arranz Rory Mason Chloe Chang

Keegan Watene Eunso Kim Margo Li Hanna AhaduProperties Diana WeiLogo and Design Graphite DesignsMusic Performance Arrangements Mark ArmstrongSound and Lighting Yuan LeiEvent Manager Edison ZhuJane Goodall Institute of China Lucy Liu - Roots & Shoots Project Coordinator, International Schools & Outreach (International)Technical Support Gerd Sattler Geek ForceLivestream TSEN

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An especially huge thank you to all the ayis and stage workers for making this possible!

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